Fireproof partition.



lL E. GLEASON.

FIREPROOF PARTITION.

APPLICATION mm APR.25.1911.

'lgla Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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I. E. GLEASON.

FIREPROOF PARTITION. APPLICATION min APR.25,19|1.

l l 34,736. Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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|.,E. GLEASON.

FmEPRooF PARUTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25 1911. Patented Apr. 6. 1915.

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UNITED strains PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC F. GLEASQN, or MINNEAroLIs, MINNESOTA, AssIGNonoF ONE-HALF To .FRED

w. rARnINGfroN, orMINNEAroLIs, MINNESOTA.

rranrnoor, PARTITION.

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The object of .my invention is to provide a fireproof partition which will be impervious-.to the passage of sound and can be .easily and quickly erected without the use of nails, clips, wire, or other devices usually-employed-in partitions of this kind.

A further Objectis to provide a partition which can be set up on the ioor of a building -to subdivide the space in any desired manner after V'the erection of the building.

A further object is to provide a partition which -willpbe -inexpensive in construction and can be easily and quickly erected.

My :invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. A

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view 'of .a partition embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, lFig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the top plate and the upright post or studding, Fig. 5 is a-sectional view of the top plate, showing the groove in the studding, Figs. 6 and 7 are detail sectional views of the intermediate studding, Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the stud at the end of the partition, Figs.

- 9 and 10 are detail views-of the upper por-l tion of the intermediate stud of the partition, Figs. 1l and 12 are detail views showing the manner of securing'the studding to the Hoor plate, Figs. -13 and 14 are similar views, showing the manner of securing the intermediate stud to the floor plate, Fig. -15 is a horizontal fsectional view 'throu h the completed partition, 16 is a horizontal sectional view showing a partition with a deadl air-space between fthe wall plates, 'Fig..

17 is a .horizontal sectional view showing a post fromzwhich .a series of single partitions radiate, Fig. l18 is asimila-r view, showing posts with double partitions, PFig. 19 is adetail sectional 'view showing a means 'for securing the upright vstud totheffloor. Y

:Infthe drawing,'2 representen.1 post composed fpreferably: of sheet .metal having. its

Specification of Letters Patent.- Appucation mea April 25g-1911. serial No. 623,304.

- ,Patented Apr. 6, 19.15.

longitudinal edges 3 inwardly vturned toward the .center .-of the apart to form a vertical grooveor recess 4. When .th1s post or stud isset up against a Hat vertical Ywall it is preferably :secured thereto at suitable, intervals by nails 5, whlch are driven, preferably, center of the'plate at the bottom-ofthe verplate and spaced through the tical grooves. llt the top -offthepost orfstud I prefer to provide a-horizontal ceiling late .g

6, also preferably of sheet metal, the ,Olrm

of an angle bar having depending flanges l7 on lts longitudinal edges and secured to rthe ceiling of the room :by nails 8. (See Fig. 5). A Hoor plate 9 is also provided, secured to the iioor by suitable'means, such 4as the nalls heretofore described, `and having a centrally arranged longitudinal :rib 10. (See `ig. 12). In place of this fplate, however, I may provide a lfloor plate corresponding .to the ceiling yplatef.

Fitting within the 'groove/1 :is a.v plate 1l of lire-proof material. This plate maybe built up of plaster Paris and a fibrous lmav` terial in alternate layers and thereby `be sound proof, owing to Ithe interruption-of the sound wavescontacting withthesurface of the plate, or it may be lcomposed of asbestos or any other suitable lfire-proof material. This plate ywill 'be manufactured of suitable size for convenient handling and in erecting .a partition one plate will be placed 'upon another from bottom to top .of the partition and end to-end across the partition, the lower edge of the bottom plate resting upon the flange l() and supported thereby while the upper edge of .fthe :top plate is centered in the ceiling plate .or channel.

At any-suitable point between-the post-2 .lf prefer to provide .studding consisting, preferably, of angle plates 12 and 13 which are adapted to straddle the plates .'11 and have horizontal 4extensionslt at their lower ends y through which nails passinto-the floor plate and the floor'beneath. The Aupper-ends of the studs 12and 13'are joined together :by-a

plate- 15 which lies flat against the under ting edges of the plates in alinement with one another: When the end of the partition is reached a stud corresponding to the stud or post 2 is provided, and, as shown in Fig. 2, if the partition comprises more than two vertical panels, two of the grooved studs will be placed back to back and the partition continued the desired length, the grooved studs alternating with the studs 12 and 13 are double the depth throughout the length of the partition. These studs are preferably made of metal of suitable gage, varying according to the height of the ceiling in the rooms where the partitions are erected, the inwardly turned edges of the studs 2 serving to stiEen these studs Vand render the partition extremely rigid against lateral pressure. When the partition has been erected, a plaster 15 is applied to the plates 11 on both sides thereof of suhcient thickness to conceal the studding and present a smooth, finished surface on both sides of the partition. When the channel plates are used at the top and bottom of the partition, the flanges thereon will serve as grounds for the plaster and protect the edges or corners thereof;

At the end of the partition I prefer to provide a post 2 having a vertical groove or recess 4 therein that is` approximately double the depth of the groove in the other posts. This allows the ends of the plates to be inserted into the groove 4 a suicient distanceto clear the sides of the adjoining post so that the partition plates can be inserted after the posts are set up. (See Fig. 15). In Fig. 16 I have shown a modified construction which consists in providing a stud 16, preferably formed from sheet metal, having vertical grooves 17 formed by bending the edges of the metal, as shown in said figure, the wall by nails, as before described. When these studs are used in the partition intermediate to its ends they may be placed back to back and riveted together, and the partition may be continued the desired length, the studding being arranged at suitable intervals, accordig to` the length of the partition plates. In this form of partition the plates will be spaced apart and a stud 16 has preferably grooves 17 which of the grooves in the adjoining studs, for the purpose described with reference to Fig. 15. There is also rovided in connection with this partition a stud 18 which straddles the partition plates in substantially the same manner as described with reference to Fig. 15. y

In Fig. 17 I have shown a stud composed preferably of sheet metal adapted for use where a series of partitions come together or meet. Four partitions are shown in this case, but the stud may be readily adapted for use with three partitions, if preferred. This stud I will designate by reference nuvand being secured together preferably by the studding being secured tov meral 19, having vertical grooves 2O therein formed by pressing the metal inwardly at regular intervals, the edges of the metal forming the stud lapping by one another interlocking the vertical edges. This stud is adapted for single partitions or those in which single plates are used.

In Fig. 18 the invention is adapted for a series of meeting partitions having dead air spaces between the wall plates and composed of studding, in this case consisting of plates 21 having shoulders 22 formed thereon, and vertical edges ,23 which are adapted to enter loops 24 formed in the plates 25, said loops and vertical flanges 26 forming vertical grooves for the ends of the partition plates, and the ends of the plates 25 and the shoulders 22 forming corresponding grooves or recesses to receive the partition plates, which are arranged at right angles substantially to the partition plates which enter the grooves in the studding plates 25.

In Fig. 19 I have shown an upright stud that is held in place on the fioor by means of a nail 27 that is inserted through the slot 6 in the lower end of the stud. This arrangement dispenses with the use of a floor plate and the ceiling plate may be eliminated in a similar manner and the partition erected by the use of the upright posts or studs and the intermediate parti tion plates without any horizontal sec..|.r".g means between them. In some instances I 10o may prefer to arrange the stud horizontally, as by securing it to the ceiling and having the upper edges of the plates fitting into the groove in the stud, the plaster being applied to both surfaces of the plates in the 105 same manner as described with reference to the partitions, using the horizontal ceiling and floor plates.

In various ways the details of this invention may be modied and still be within the 110 scope of my invention, myv object being to provide a fire-proof partition which can be erected easily and quickly and when completed will be sound proof and extremely rigid and durable.

I claim as my invention 1. A fire-proof partition comprising upright sheet metal studs having vertical grooves formed therein, a ceiling plate, channelhaped in cross section, between said 120 studs, a floor plate having a central, longitudinal rib and ianges on each side thereof,

.partition plates fitting within the grooves in said studs and the channel in said ceiling plate and resting upon the rib of said floor plate, angle bar studs provided at any suitable point between the upright studs and having their ends turned at right angles to their middle portion and secured respectively to the flanges of said Hoor plate upon 139 opposite sides of the partition plates and to of said floor plate, angle bar studs provided sai ceiling plate, and means connecting the at any suitable .point between the upright upper ends of said angle bar'studs with one studs and 'having their ends turned at another across said ceiling plate. right angles to their middle portion and se 2. A {ire-proof partition comprising upcured respectively to the anges of said right sheet metal studs having vertical floor plate upon opposite sides of the partil grooves formed therein, a ceiling plate, tion plates and to said ceiling plate. y channel-shaped in cross section, between In witness whereof, I have hereunto lset said studs, a floor plate having a central my hand this 18th day of April 1911. longitudinal rib and flanges on each side ISAAC E. GLEASON. thereof, partition plates fitting within the Witnesses: grooves in said studs and the channel in v GENEVIEVE E. SoRENsEN,

i said ceiling plate and resting upon thev rib EDWARD A. PAUL. 

